Another ship in a bottle, and there's some story behind it.
A few months ago, a friend of Mrs. Puppet lost her brother, who lived on a boat down south. Shortly after this when the plans for a memorial started forming, Mrs. Puppet suggested I do a project in tribute (I'd been wanting to do another ship in a bottle anyways, and this gave me a reason). Got some pictures of the boat and the brother, and made this with basswood and cloth. The figures are polymer clay, and were REALLY small and tough to sculpt. Mainly tough on my eyes.
The stand was a challenge since I don't have a lot of tools for hard woods, but I managed. The supports are parts of an old clothes hanger that I covered with some cording - more decorative than functional.
The memorial is this weekend, but I couldn't wait to show it off here. I hope she likes it.